KATHMANDU, MAY 23 -
Even as the prospect of the eight nominees for Supreme Court justices
being endorsed by the House Committee increases with hearing scheduled
to begin on Friday, efforts continue from a section of lawyers
considered close to CPN-UML to block their appointments.
Chairman Hari Krishna Karki and Vice-chairman Tika Ram Bhattarai of the
Nepal Bar Association met UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal on Wednesday
urging him not to get these names approved. Similarly, members of the
UML law department are against the appointment of the nominees. They
held informal meetings on Thursday.
“We are against the appointment of the controversial judges,” said
Advocate Ram Prasad Shrestha. The move comes at a time when party
leaders have agreed to adjust their candidates in the second phase of
appointment. Former Attorney General Yubraj Sangraula is likely to get
one of the two remaining permanent positions in the apex court.
The UML had been vocal against some names. And the Maoists too mellowed
after the parties agreed to accommodate one of their candidates—Tulsi
Bhatta, Borna Bahadur Karki and Chandeshwor Shrestha.
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